Hello and welcome to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
How are these Wednedsay’s coming round so quickly?
The exercise today is one I find interesting and I hope you do too.
Genre is an important aspect of a novel. However, what happens when we change things around a little?
Pick one of your favourite novels. Once you’ve done that, rewrite one of the scenes. The twist…change the genre and the events. For example, if your book is a mystery, try writing the scene as a comedy. For example, what would Jane Austen’s Emma be like if it was a crime thriller?
I’ve included some titles below if you can’t decide which book to pick.
Bridget Jones’ Dairy (Helen Fielding) – Contempory Fiction.
The Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King) – Thriller.
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens) – Fictional Autobiography
Write up to 750 words approx. I’d love to see some of your written scenes in the comments but there’s no obligation.
Have fun!




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I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.
I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.
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